Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-06-15
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PRANK WCARTY AND MISS ELLA VANCE
ARRESTED.
They are Caught N he PHILADELPHIA PcsDfica,
While EadsaNuns % 0Sain DecOy Letter
An Affecting ScsnA

Our readers are familiar with the history
of the case Of Frank McCarty and Miss
Ella Vance, who were married at the res
idence Of Oswald Schiek, IN bridgeport
by Rev. Father Martin, on the afternoon
of the 18th Of May last, and the suisse
quent departure Of the couple for the East,
on wedding trip The advent Of for
mer Mrs. MeCarty, who came down from
Pittsburg some days later, win also be re-
called, the last named lady stating that
she had married McCarty some years ago
in Baltimore, aud that they had lately
been living in Pittsburg, where her hus-
band had abused her and then deserted
her, coming to Wheeling, where he found
employment as number clerk in the b. *
o. freight Office. Mrs. McCarty No. was
Mortified at finding her husband had married
Miss Vance, and at once laid the whole case
before Chief Of Police Smith, who under
took to find the runaways, if possible. Mrsi
MeCarty swOre out q warrant before JUS
tice Robinson. of Bridgeport, charging her
husband with bigamy, and then had q
number OF his photographs struck of, the
latter being mailed TO the authorities Of =
number of Eastern cities, with state
ment of the case as narrated by Mrs.
McCarty.
1t was not long until the couple were
located in Philadelphia, and yesterday they
were arrested, under circumstances fully
set forth in the following special telegram:
Special Tylsgram to ne RSQiSer.
PHILADELPHIA, June IL. - About
two weeks ago the poliee authOri-
ties received a communication from Chief
of Police Porter Smith, of Wheeling, ask
ing that Frank McCarty be taken into
custody on the charge Of bigamy and for
gerry. On Friday Detective Almendinger
mailed decoy letter, addressed to Frank
McCarty, Philadelphia, Pa, and had the
same advertised among the uncalled for
letters in the hope of capturing the
couple in this way. The detective had
an understanding with the pOStOfiee clerk
having charge OF this department, to no
tify an officer to have them taken into
custody in case they made application for
the letter. About two o'clock this alter
noon the young man, accompanied by his
bride, inquired for the advertised letter
He WAS asked if he knew any one in
Wheeling, where the letter was supposed
to have been mailed, and on receiving
an affirmative response the clerk called one
of the sDecial officers and had him taken
into custody. The young woman created
quite a scene IN the POstOtiice corridor
when she realized that he had been ar
rested, and after she bad been quoted in
sisted on accompanying him down Chest
nut street to the Central Station, where
she cried bitterly and insisted on being
locked mp in the cell with her husband.
She was denied this request. In
answer to questions, McCarty stated that
he was married to the young lady who
was with him at the time OF his arrest,
but denied that he had committed bigamy
or any other crime. Both the young man
and his bride will be detained until the
Wheeling authorities send for them.
A acquisition will, no doubt, be obtained
at once, and McCarty brought on to this
city. Miss Vance is the daughter Of James
Vance, an old b. & o. engineer.
An Associated Press telegram from
Philadelphia, received late this morning,
in relation to the affair, contained a short
interview with McCarty, in which he said
that the woman who claimed to be his
wife was Molly Miller. He admitted that
ne had lived with her in Baltimore, Chi
cago and Pittsburg, but declared that he
had not married her.